Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Pick of the pics 2008: Dan Chung


Photographer Dan Chung chooses his best shots of the year.

After completing a Geography degree in Plymouth and a NCTJ in photojournalism at Sheffield College, Dan Chung went on to work for the Derby Evening Telegraph, News Team Birmingham and Reuters, and is now a staff photographer at The Guardian where he has been for the past four years. Dan is particularly acclaimed for his work in Iraq in 2003, in Indonesia following the tsunami in 2004, and in Pakistan in aftermath of the earthquake in 2006

You can still submit....

Friday, December 26, 2008

A Smile for the Holidays






i know we have a lot of film shooters in our group.... and we're laughing WITH you, not AT you  ;-)


Wednesday, December 24, 2008

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL THE SCPC MEMBERS!


Candy Cane Lane with the Clauses photo by Lydia Marcus

Photographed December 29, 2007 in Woodland Hills, CA

Sundance Channel - PSA

Wishing everyone all of the best in this Holiday Season - and a 2009 filled with creativity!

For added inspiration, Sundance is featuring an art series at 7pm until the end of the week (including "Manufactured Landscapes" on Sunday - a documentary that Aline has mentioned in the past)

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Review LA Volunteers

If you are interested in working as a volunteer at Review LA (and I know some of you already are), shoot me an e-mail as they still need people...

Flak Photo

I'm today's featured photographer!
Check out Flak Photo--and the rest of the work on my blog.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Giving Back



This is something you might consider getting involved in...

Sunday, December 21, 2008

CHEMA MADOZ - OBJECTS


DUNCAN MILLER GALLERY

NOVEMBER 6, 2008 - JANUARY 17, 2009
10959 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034
310-838-244o

Holiday Hours

Closed Dec 25 and Dec 26, Open Dec 27, 11-6
Closed Dec 31, Jan 1 and Jan 2, Open Jan 3, 11-6


In his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Chema Madoz exhibits a series of surreal and refined black-and-white photographs from the past decade. Madoz engages ordinary objects in different ways -- by manipulating, juxtaposing, and constructing -- and then photographing the new entities without digital manipulation, creating visual images that are placed out of their original context and joined together to create a new reality.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Animal photo contests

Don't know anything about this, but the owner sent me a note asking me to post it:

Animal Photo Contests

Bluebird Art House

The Bluebird Arthouse in Whittier is having a Call to Artists--though the date has passed on the site, they are still taking submissions. The gallery owner said she was sending me forms on Monday, but you could try doing it on the site and see how that flies!!

Today is the LAST day to submit to............. Light Leaks Magazine


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

We here at Light Leaks are looking for your ONE best shot...of Evidence.
Photos MUST be taken using a "low-fi" or "toy" camera—Polaroid, pinhole, Holga, Diana, Lomo Samplers, fisheye, frogeye, Brownies, etc. The body of the camera must be low-tech, no digital cameras of any kind please.
Each artist may send only ONE submission.
File type must be .jpg, 72 dpi, 800 pixels at maximum edge
Indicate the camera used with your submission
Send your submission to lightleaksmagazine@gmail.com with subject "Issue 12 Submission".

An auto-receipt will be sent upon submission. Only those with an accepted submission will be contacted.

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20th, 12:00 EST

Friday, December 19, 2008

CAR GIRLS



At the 2008 L.A. Auto Show, most of the car companies had female spokespeople who were clothed to look like they could kick your ass - kind of like Laura Croft / dominatrix looks. The one exception were the ladies over at Lambourgini - they looked like brittle Barbies you could hire by the hour.

2008 Los Angeles Auto Show Car Girls photo by Lydia Marcus

Inspired by Jacqueline Hassink's Car Girls photo series (soon to be an Aperture Foundation book in March, 2009)

Photographed November 26, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA

For the original blog post (with more photos and text) visit my fotonomous blog.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Once upon a strange Night

This is my latest submission to JPG Magazine. The theme is Fairy Tales. If you have a minute will you give this picture your vote?!? Thank you!

Click here to see the submission and vote . . . .
Once upon a strange Night

-Robby

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Eric Bickford in the 2009 Topanga Canyon Juried Open

I'm happy to announce that I've been accepted for inclusion in the 2009 Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open which runs from January 7, 2009 through February 1, 2009. The artist's reception and awards is on Sunday January 18 from 2 - 5 PM.
The Gallery is at Pine Tree Circle, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. For those of you who know the area it's in the new-ish shopping center in the Topanga Canyon village.
Thanks to Phil Condit who pointed me to this one.

Just because.....

it doesn't snow in LA.

Mark Your Calendars....

Photo LA is right around the corner.....January 9-11 at Barker Hanger. It's so important to attend. You might consider attending one of the collecting seminars and some of the lectures. Also keep in mind that "Review LA" is having a portfolio walk Saturday night from 5-9 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Santa Monica. I will be sharing work, as will a number of our members--it's part of the portfolio review and a good way to see the various bodies of work. Please come and support us!

Friday, December 12, 2008

CONVERSATION AND BOOK SIGNING WITH CATHERINE OPIE TOMORROW (SAT)

12.13.08, 12:00 PM, MOCA Pacific Design Center

Join ART CATALOGUES for a reception, booksigning, and special conversation between artists Catherine Opie and Lari Pittman, to celebrate the release of their new books. Catherine Opie: American Photographer, published to accompany the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s major mid-career survey of the artist’s work, features a comprehensive exhibition history and bibliography along with new scholarly essays by Dorothy Allison and Russell Ferguson, among others. Lari Pittman: Paintings and Works on Paper, 2005–2008 includes 55 stunning images of the artist’s work along with a bibliography and new essays by Klaus Kertess and Anthony Vidler. Both books will be available for purchase at the event.

INFO 310/289-5223 or artcatalogues@moca.org
FREE; open to the public; RSVP requested - call 310/289-5223

MOCA Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069
(actually the MOCA building is accessed on the East side of San Vicente between Santa Monica Blvd and Melrose). There are parking meters around or it's $6 to park at the PDC.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Watson Studio Gallery
Call for Entries - Ménage à Trois II

Submission Deadline December 30, 2008

© Jane Guerin


About the Theme – Ménage à Trois:
A ménage à trois is the French term describing a domestic arrangement in which three people share a relationship. The French phrase literally translates as "household of three." In keeping with this theme, artists will submit three images or digital works that share some kind of relationship—be it location, color, theme, subject, etc. Ensure that all three images are strong, as they will be judged as one unit. Selected threesomes will be displayed together in this exhibition.

Call for entries.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Holiday Party Diptychs by Lydia Marcus





Thanks to Aline for providing the doggie (Riley) and wonderful household props and to Karen Florek for her impromptu shoe modeling.

Holiday Party Diptychs by Lydia Marcus
Photographed December 5, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA at the Southern California Photographers Coalition Holiday 2008 party

Polaroid 203 MiniPortrait camera / expired Polaroid ID-UV Film

Also published on my fotonomous blog.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA and PRINT SWAP from ASMP & LADIG

Thought I would share this invite I just received from ASMP Los Angeles (American Society of Media Photographers). I'm not a member so this party is open to anyone.

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA and PRINT SWAP

You’re invited to a holiday party given by ASMP Los Angeles and LADIG (Los Angeles Digital Imaging Group).

You have to bring a print yourself - any size will do. Bring more than one print, get more than one in exchange.

Even if you don’t bring a print, bring yourself.

There will be free parking, Greek food to nibble on, plus a chance to win some giveaways.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008
6 PM to 9:30 PM

DIGITAL FUSION PRO
3525 Hayden Avenue
Culver City, 90232

REGISTER HERE
http://asmplaladig081211.eventbrite.com

Friday, December 5, 2008

Eric Bickford at SAC

I'm very happy to announce that six of my images will be included in the Spring Arts Collective gallery show opening on Thursday December 11.
453 S Spring St (at 5th), on the Mezzanine level. Opens at noon. Artist's reception 7 - 9 PM. Live music.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

The Sad Red Earth

Most of you may know that Julia and her significant other, Jay, have rented out their house, sold their cars, and purchased a Winnebago for a 9 month trip across the country. If you want to follow their trip, check out their blog, The Sad Red Earth, and shoot them an e-mail from time to time!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Toy Camera Call for Entry

The Rayko Photo Center is having their 2nd Annual Toy Camera Exhibition. Go here for details...submit!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Thanksgiving Exhibition

Don't forget to send me your best Thanksgiving shot so I can put it on my blog next week...
72dpi, 8-10" at the longest.

A few things to attend

December 9th
J Wesley Brown's blog, we can shoot too, has a post about a Vincent Laforet film...check the sign for more details.


December 11th
A Benefit for
Inner-City Arts
CRAIG KRULL GALLERY

December 11, 2008
6-8 pm
An evening with
GIL GARCETTI

The Inner-City Arts Benefit Print Collection consists of complete editions of prints, donated by established artists to support the programs at Inner-City Arts. In 2008, artist Gil Garcetti generously contributed four editions of photographs, taken at Inner-City Arts' new expanded campus.

Purchasing these prints is a wonderful way of developing your own art collection and at the same time helping to bring the transforming power of the arts to at-risk children living in the blighted neighborhoods of downtown Los Angeles.

For each print sold, six students will receive valuable education in the arts for a year, attending classes in the visual and performing arts, having an opportunity to write, produce and premier their own film or learn the art and craft of animation.

Please consider supporting this worthy cause!

Also still available are works by artists Charles Arnoldi, Jonathan Borofsky, Ed Moses and Andrea Tana.
Inner-City Arts is a learning oasis in the heart of Los Angeles' Skid Row where professional artists teach students in a real studio environment. Since its inception, Inner-City Arts has served 150,000 of the city's most at-risk children at no cost to the students.

Founded in 1989, Inner-City Arts works in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District to bring elementary and middle school students to the campus during the school day for instruction in the visual and performing arts. High school students participate in after-school and Saturday programs.

National, long-term research proves that students who attend Inner-City Arts' classes show dramatic increases in statewide standardized test scores: 25% in math, 18% in reading, 8% in English proficiency. They also learn skills that are highly valued in the 21st century workforce such as collaboration, and creative and conceptual thinking. Most importantly, students who receive education in the arts are able to create a whole new vision of self- a new world of hope that includes accomplishment and belonging. www.inner-cityarts.org
CRAIG KRULL GALLERY
BERGAMOT STATION 2525 MICHIGAN AVE, B3 SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90404
PLEASE RSVP TO KARIN VOLPP-GARDELA AT INNER-CITY ARTS
213.627.9621 OR KARIN@INNER-CITYARTS.ORG
WWW.INNER-CITYARTS.ORG

THANK YOU TO GIL GARCETTI AND CRAIG KRULL GALLERY FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Thanksgiving Challenge


I want to start a monthly exhibition on my blog, Lenscratch, and will post one image (72 dpi at 8-10 on the longest side) by any reader in an attempt to bring our photo community a little closer. This month's theme is Thanksgiving. Send me your best family drama shot, or your best chaotic, gluttous, messy, hilarious, poignant, intimate shot by December 5th and I will post each and every one the following week. For those of you across the pond or beyond our borders, join in by shooting what you are thankful for, or we always love family drama shots...

I'll post some reminders...

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

SANDRA LIVE!



Sandra Bernhard Photo by Lydia Marcus
Photographed December 31, 2006 at Joe's Pub in NYC.

Heading out tonight to the Orpheum Theater in Downtown Los Angeles to catch Sandra Bernhard do a 20th Anniversary version of her seminal off Broadway show and film "Without You I'm Nothing." I never got to see that show live so I'm pretty excited to finally see it tonight.

I was hired to shoot Sandra backstage and onstage during her Everything Bad & Beautiful Tour. The shot above is really my favorite digital capture from a New Year's Eve show in 2006. Joe's Pub was extremely dark and the lighting was very dim, but I was lucky to catch a moment where purple stagelights and that iconic mouth convened.

Also published on on my fotonomous blog.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Filmwasters.com

I found a nice surprise when I went on the Filmwasters site. If you are a film shooter, it's a fun site to explore and be part of.

Julia Dean Catalog 2008


I had the oppotunity to take Julia Dean's Mastering the Flash course and had a nice surprise a couple months later.

Happy to say that my photograph is on page 33 of Julia Dean's new Winter/Spring 2008 Catalog!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Chip Simons Interview

Hi!

this is a blog test posting

i recently came across this old Chip Simons interview in my rummage bag collected during my travels on "the internets"

an entertaining read, no matter what you think of his work

http://www.editorialphoto.com/resources/outcast01.asp

Plates to Pixels


I have work featured in the new Plates to Pixels Exhibition. Check it out!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

WEBSITE UP AND READY!!!!

Hey all. My website is finally up! Cheers to Charity my web designer! Please come and check it out. Thanks all!


www.jacquelinetruong.com

Lee Tonks' latest shoot




I just finished shooting my next set, please take a look, I'd love some critique / opinions. These 9 images are a selection of the raw unedited files.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lotsofdpi/3035961975/

Wednesday, November 12, 2008


The Absent - Ausencias

Last March I went to Buenos Aires for a few days to supervise a TV spot. I managed to see friends, family and photography exhibits. My daughter Julieta and I visited Recoleta Cultural Center to see Adriana Lestido’s retrospective. But we were a couple of days ahead of the opening.

We started wandering around to see what else was there for us to see, as the Cultural Center is famous for having simultaneous exhibits. We entered a gallery that had several photographs set in pairs that looked similar but seemed to be taken at different moments in time. In the more recent pictures, the same people looked older and someone was missing.

At that moment I couldn’t rationalize what I was seeing. But I started having difficulty breathing. I felt like a powerful hand was choking my throat. And I couldn’t see clearly anymore. Memories of old friends and relatives came back to my mind like it was yesterday. I had to leave the room as quickly as I could to catch up my breath. Julieta gave me a big hug; I regained control and then I went back in again.

It was Gustavo Germano’s The Absent - Ausencias. The show was an homage to the 30,000 detainees that disappeared and were murdered by the Argentinean Military Dictatorship between 1976-1983. Most of the dead bodies were never recovered. One of Gustavo’s siblings was among them.

Gustavo contacted relatives and friends asking for a photo taken before their loved one went missing, photos that included the missing person. He had them get together in the same place where the first picture had been taken. The remaining relatives and friends posed for him in a similar picture where the presence of the absent person is glaringly apparent. A simple and extraordinarily powerful idea to have us remember a tragedy that we cannot afford to repeat again.



Foreword to Ausencias
by Horacio Verbitsky

The methodology chosen by the Argentinean Dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 was to violently disappear people, to vanish them into a vacuum.
According to some in the higher ranks, their goal was to prevent Vatican condemnation, thanks to the discrete approval by the local Catholic hierarchy.
What they got instead is that the heinous past would become a nightmarish sleepless present, like the curse Neruda wished for Franco.
Art, in contrast with criminal trials, journalistic research or philosophical essays, tells the story of the excruciating vacuum that was created by these inexplicable absences.
Like Juan Carlos Distéfano’s sculptures, Juan Gelman’s poems, Carlos Alonso’s or Ramón Gucema’s paintings, the photographs by Gustavo Germano - and the dots replacing the name of the absentee in every caption - evoke the underlying trauma of the contemporary Argentinean identity and introduces us in the mystery of time with the mute violence of a frozen gesture.

Election Day: The Gower Phone Bank





New York Times Polling Place Project

The New York Times has a Photography project every year where you can submit photos you have taken of your polling place. They are documenting the election experience. Here's the link. Hey, It can go on your resume... photos in the New York TImes.
I submitted photos I took at the photo bank I worked on Election Day.
Noelle

http://www.pollingplacephotoproject.org/content.cfm/home

Monday, November 10, 2008

Fraction Magazine Issue 4


Be sure to check out the latest edition of Fraction Magazine. Liz Kuball and Verner Soler are in the Typology group show! Congrats!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Please Vote for me!


POV elvoling Limited Editions is having a contest to produce a limited edition of prints. If you have a minute please sign up and vote for me...you should know about this anyway! Go here.

PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Yesterday I was both a photographer and a protester. I attended a protest in front of the Los Angeles Mormon Temple organized by the The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center in response to the Mormon church’s leading role in the deceptive advertising campaign for Prop 8. At the urging of church President Thomas Monson, Mormons contributed more than $15 million to fund the initiative that would repeal the right of same-sex couples to marry. It is unacceptable for the Utah-based Mormon Church, or any religious organization, to attempt to change the constitution of California to deny civil rights to any group of people.

It felt very empowering to be part of the protest. Even in my own family, the hate (and ignorance) on this issue has a place, as my Dad voted Yes on 8.

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-61

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-65

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-24

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-16

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-50

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-46

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-93

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-92

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-69

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-59

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-53

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-43

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-36

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-42

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-37

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-29

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-25

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-2

No On 8 Protest 11-6-08-13

No On 8 Protest photos by Lydia Marcus
Photographed November 6, 2008 in Westwood, CA

The complete set of photos can be viewed on my Flickr page.

A slightly different version of this blog post appeared on my fotonomous blog.